☞ 'Every good conversation starts with good listening'
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One of the most unappreciated networking skills that you can easily master is the ability to listen. To get people excited about you and your business you need to do more listening and less talking.
How to be a good listener then? 👥
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➡Maintain eye contact.
➡Do not fidget, shift your body weight often, and never look at your watch! All these things send a message that you are bored, impatient, or not interested.
➡Nod your head to show agreement but do not interrupt to make your point or share your own experiences.
➡Respond by repeating at least one key point the person you are talking with just made in the form of a question.
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☞ Good questions follow good listening and accomplish two very important things: .
It shows you are listening and interested enough to ask a question and it keeps the conversation going in the direction you choose.
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Remember:
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⏩ Speak in such a way that others love to listen to you. Listen in such a way, that others love to speak to you.